Summary of Pride and Prejudice
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As the novel opens, Mr Bingley, a wealthy young gentleman, rents a country estate near the Bennets called Netherfiel d. He arrives in town accompanie d by his fashionabl e sisters and his good friend, Mr Darcy. While Bingley is well-received in the community, Darcy begins his acquaintan ce with smug condescens ion and proud distaste for all the 'country' people. Bingley and Jane Bennet begin to grow close despite Mrs Bennet's embarrassi ng interferen ce and the opposition of Bingley's sisters, who consider Jane socially inferior. Elizabeth is stung by Darcy's haughty rejection of her at a local dance and decides to match his coldness with her own wit.
At the same time Elizabeth begins a friendship with Mr Wickham, a militia officer who relates a prior acquaintan ce with Darcy. Wickham tells her that he has been seriously mistreated by Darcy. Elizabeth immediatel y seizes upon this informatio n as another reason to hate Darcy. Ironically , but unbeknown to her, Darcy finds himself gradually drawn to Elizabeth.
Just as Bingley appears to be on the point of proposing marriage he quits Netherfiel d, leaving Jane confused and upset. Elizabeth is convinced that Bingley's sisters have conspired with Darcy to separate Jane and Bingley.
Before Bingley leaves, Mr Collins, the male relative who is to inherit Longbourn, makes a sudden appearance and stays with the Bennets. He is a recently ordained clergyman employed by the wealthy and patronizin g Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Though he was partially entreated to visit by his patroness, Collins has another reason for visiting: he wishes to find a wife from among the Bennet sisters. Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth are amused by his self-important and pedantic behavior. He immediatel y enters pursuit of Jane; however, when Mrs Bennet mentions her preoccupat ion with Mr Bingley, he turns to Elizabeth. He soon proposes marriage to Elizabeth, who refuses him, much to her mother's distress. Collins immediatel y makes another proposal and marries Elizabeth' s close friend, Charlotte Lucas. Once the marriage is arranged, Charlotte asks Elizabeth to come for an extended visit.
In the spring, Elizabeth joins Charlotte and her cousin at his parish in Kent. The parish is adjacent to Rosings Park, the grand manor of Mr Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, where Elizabeth is frequently invited. While calling on Lady Catherine, Mr Darcy encounters Elizabeth. She discovers from a cousin of Darcy that it was he who separated Bingley and Jane. Soon after, Darcy admits his love of Elizabeth and proposes to her. Insulted by his high-handed and insulting manner of proposing, Elizabeth refuses him. When he asks why she should refuse him, she confronts him with his sabotage of Bingley's relationsh ip with Jane and Wickham's account of their dealings.
Deeply shaken by Elizabeth' s vehemence and accusation s, Darcy writes her a letter justifying his actions. The letter reveals that Wickham cheated him and in order to exact revenge and acquire part of Darcy's fortune, he attempted to seduce Darcy's young sister Georgiana, almost persuading her to elope with him. Darcy also justifies his actions towards Bingley and Jane by explaining that as Jane did not visibly show any reciprocal interest in his friend, his aim in separating them was mainly to protect Bingley from heartache. Darcy also admits he was concerned about the potential disadvanta geous associatio n with Elizabeth' s embarrassi ng mother and wild younger sisters. As a result of the letter, Elizabeth is prompted to question both her family's behaviour and Wickham's credibilit y, and comes to the conclusion that Wickham is not as trustworth y as his easy manners would indicate and her early impression s of Darcy may not have been accurate. Soon after receiving the letter Elizabeth returns homeSome months later, during a tour of Derbyshire with her aunt and uncle, Elizabeth visits Pemberley, Darcy's estate. Darcy's housekeepe r, an older woman who has known Darcy since childhood, presents Elizabeth and her relatives with a flattering and benevolent impression of his character. Unexpected ly, Darcy arrives at Pemberly as they tour its grounds. He makes an effort to be gracious and welcoming to them, thus strengthen ing Elizabeth' s newly favourable impression of him. Darcy then introduces Elizabeth to his sister Georgiana. He treats her uncle and aunt very well, and finds them of a more sound character than her other relatives, whom he previously dismissed as socially inferior.
Elizabeth and Darcy's renewed acquaintan ce is cut short when news arrives that Elizabeth' s younger sister Lydia has run away with Wickham. Initially, the Bennets believes that Wickham and Lydia have eloped, but soon it is surmised that Wickham has no plans to marry Lydia. Lydia's antics threaten the family's reputation and the Bennet sisters with social ruin. Elizabeth and her aunt and uncle hurriedly leave Derbyshire , and Elizabeth is convinced that Darcy will avoid her from now on.
Soon, thanks to the interventi on of Elizabeth' s uncle, Lydia and Wickham are found and married. After the marriage, Wickham and Lydia make a visit to Longbourne . While bragging to Elizabeth, Lydia comments that Darcy was present at the wedding. Surprised, Elizabeth sends an inquiry to her aunt, from whom she discovers that Darcy was responsibl e for both finding the couple and arranging their marriage at great expense to himself.
Soon after, Bingley and Darcy return to the area. Bingley proposes marriage to Jane, and this news starts rumors that Darcy will propose to Elizabeth. Lady Catherine travels to Longbourn with the sole aim of confrontin g Elizabeth and demanding that she never accept such a proposal. Elizabeth refuses to bow to Lady Catherine' s demands. When news of this obstinance reaches Darcy, it convinces him that her opinion of him has changed. When he visits, he once again proposes marriage. Elizabeth accepts, and the two become engaged.
The final chapters of the book establish the future of the characters . Elizabeth and Darcy settle at Pemberley where Mr Bennet visits often. Mrs Bennet remains frivolous and silly, and often visits the new Mrs Bingley and talking of the new Mrs Darcy. Later, Jane and Bingley move from Netherfiel d to avoid Jane's mother and Meryton relations and to locate near the Darcys in Derbyshire . Elizabeth and Jane manage to teach Kitty greater social grace, and Mary learns to accept the difference between herself and her sisters' beauty and mixes more with the outside world. Lydia and Wickham continue to move often, leaving their debts for Jane and Elizabeth to pay off. At Pemberley, Elizabeth and Georgiana grow close, though Georgiana is surprised by Elizabeth' s playful treatment of Darcy. Lady Catherine stays very angry with her nephew's marriage but over time the relationsh ip between the two is repaired and she eventually decides to visit them. Elizabeth and Darcy also remain close with her uncle and aunt
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